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Install Central Point

After setting up your database users, install SEI Central Point. Central Point acts as the application’s main repository and is configured as a Windows shared folder. This repository must be accessible in Read and Write mode by the account running SEI. Central Point is usually installed on the same server as SEI.

During installation, the Central Point configuration database is created to store application-wide settings such as user access. The installation package sets up the SEI database and establishes the Central Point folder path.

To install SEI, locate your installation folder and run either Nectari Central Point For SQL Server And Oracle.exe or SEI Central Point For SQL Server And Oracle.exe depending on the product name in your environment. Then follow the steps below for your setup.

Install central point for Oracle​

  1. Run the Nectari/SEI Central Point For SQL Server And Oracle and click Next to begin the installation.
  2. Accept the License Agreement by selecting I accept the terms in the license agreement, then click Next.
  3. Choose Oracle as the database type and click Next.
  4. In Database Type Selection, select Server defaults (for remote servers) or choose a custom location. Click Next.
  5. In Central Point Files Folder, set the path, ensure regular backups, and click Next. The folder will be shared with read/write permissions.
  6. In Central Point Configuration, provide:
    • Description: Displays in the Central Point login menu.
    • Short Description: Uses for workstation-specific directories.
    • Sender Email: For automatic emails; can be changed after installation.
    • SMTP Server information: Uses to send automatic system emails and user credentials; supports authentication and SSL.
  7. Click Next.
  8. In Database Server, enter administrator credentials for Oracle. The Login ID field defaults to the user you created with the Oracle script, but you may select any user created with that script. For details on required permissions, see Create Oracle users and tablespaces.
  9. In BILicense Database Server, enter the database server location for the already-installed BI License database and provide valid credentials. Click Next.
  10. Click Install to start the process.
  11. Click Finish once the installation is done. The wizard displays the Central Point path for future reference.

Install central point for SQL server​

  1. Run the Nectari/SEI Central Point For SQL Server And Oracle and click Next to begin the installation.
  2. Accept the License Agreement by selecting I accept the terms in the license agreement, then click Next.
  3. Choose Sql Server as the database type and click Next.
  4. In Database Type Selection, select Server defaults (for remote servers) or choose a custom location. Click Next.
  5. In Central Point Files Folder, set the path, ensure regular backups, and click Next. The folder will be shared with read/write permissions.
  6. In Central Point Configuration, provide:
    • Description: Displays in the Central Point login menu.
    • Short Description: Uses for workstation-specific directories.
    • Sender Email: For automatic emails; can be changed after installation.
    • SMTP Server information: Uses to send automatic system emails and user credentials; supports authentication and SSL.
  7. Click Next.
  8. In Database Server, enter SQL Server administrator credentials. For permissions required, see SQL Server.
  9. In BILicense Database Server, enter the database server location for the already-installed BI License database and provide valid credentials. Click Next.
  10. Click Install to start the process.
  11. Click Finish once the installation is done. The wizard displays the Central Point path for future reference.

important

If you encounter the error Some files named could not be created during installation:

  • If Server defaults is checked, verify whether BI License database files already exist at that location and delete them as needed before retrying.
  • Otherwise, confirm that the database instance's user account has permission to write to the desired path, or select a different location and rerun the installer.